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4:25 PM ET, October 22, 2009

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Jessica Simpsonand / New York Post:
Eyes have it for Jessica, Gerard  —  Gerard Butlerhad a date at Soho House Tuesday night, with friends including her hair stylist pal,  —  Ken Paves, as chaperones.  “They were at a table with friends, but Jessica and Gerard, who sat next to each other, seemed to only be interested in each …
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X17 Online:
Jessica Simpson Gets Flirty With Gerard Butler!  —  Jessica Simpson and Gerard Butler dined at Soho House on Tuesday night, and while they were joined by several friends, it sounds like they might be going on a real date sometime in the near future!  A source tells Page Six …
Discussion: omg!
Michael Y. Park / People.com:
BUZZ: Gerard Butler & Jessica Simpson Rub Elbows in N.Y.C.
Discussion: Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
Dennis Quaid Avoids DUI by a Hair  —  Dennis Quaid is a lucky man ... because last night he was about 1 inch away from getting arrested for DUI.  —  It happened at Philippe restaurant in West Hollywood early this morning.  Quaid, his wife Kimberly and a friend walked outside and the valet …
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Perez Hilton:
Dennis Quaid Escapes DUI!
Discussion: TMZ.com
Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Robin Thicke to Be a Dad!  —  Robin Thicke and wife Paula Patton are expecting their first child, Usmagazine.com has learned.  —  On Tuesday, the two - who began dating in high school before wedding in 2005 - got cozy at the 2009 Angel Ball in New York City.  —  Thicke, 32, was happy to sing her praises.
Andrew Pulver / Guardian:
Nicole Kidman says Hollywood contributes to violence against women  —  Actor heads to Washington in her role as a UN ambassador to support legislation aimed at tackling abuse  —  The Academy award-winning actor Nicole Kidman used an appearance before the US Congress to accuse Hollywood …
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Ken Lee / People.com:
Paparazzo Rear-Ends Car Jackson Family Car  —  Blanket, Paris and Prince Jackson  —  A photographer following Michael Jackson's children got into an accident Wednesday with one of the family's vehicles in Los Angeles, according to police.  —  “The damage was minor and there were no injuries,” says Sgt. Ann Pickering.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and iVillage
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Popeater:
Lil Wayne Pleads Guilty to Gun Charges, Will Serve 1-Year Jail Sentence  —  Massively popular rapper Lil' Wayne pleaded guilty to attempted weapon possession on Thursday, a surprise move that will land the Grammy-winning star in jail for a year, the AP reports.
Discussion: omg!, X17 Online, Reuters and Hollywood Dame
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Jennifer Peltz / Associated Press:   Lil Wayne pleads to attempted gun possession
TMZ.com:
Kardashian Burglary — Inside Job?  —  Whoever jacked a bunch of jewelry from Kourtney Kardashian's Calabasas home last weekend knew when, where and what to steal — and all evidence points to it being an inside job.  —  Sources close to the Kardashians tell us the grandmother of Kourtney's boyfriend …
Eileen Finan / People.com:
Mike Fisher: No Serenades for Carrie Underwood  —  It's safe to say NHL star Mike Fisher didn't woo his famous girlfriend, country singer Carrie Underwood, with a song.  —  “I like to sing,” the Ottawa Senators player tells The Sens Show, a Web news program for his team.
People.com:
Matthew McConaughey's Red-Hot Date Night!  —  Their days are spent parenting their 1-year-old son Levi and prepping for baby number two, but on Wednesday, Matthew McConaughey and girlfriend Camila Alves took some time to themselves.  —  Stepping out to a see the documentary One Peace …
Tim Stack / EW.com:
‘Glee’ Exclusive: Madonna is on board!  Is Adam Lambert next?  —  Are you sitting down, Gleeks?  Well you might want to, because we have some exclusive Glee news that's positively Madge-ical.  EW has learned that Madonna has given Glee the rights to her catalog and that an all-Madonna-music episode …
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Popeater:
All-Madonna Episode Ahead on ‘Glee’?
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on ‘Lost,’ 'House, 'Grey's,' ‘NCIS,’ ‘Glee,’ and more!  —  Got a scoop request?  An anonymous tip you're dying to share?  Just want to say hi?  You can send any/all of the above to ausielloscoop@ew.com  —  Question: Is Emilie de Ravin going to be back on Lost for the whole season or just a few episodes?
Siobhan Morrissey / People.com:
Mistrial Declared in John Travolta Extortion Case  —  After nearly four weeks in a courtroom, a Bahamian judge declared a surprise mistrial late Wednesday in the John Travolta extortion trial, leaving the actor and his attorneys mystified and upset.  —  Senior Supreme Court Judge Anita Allen declared …
Perez Hilton:
David Boreanaz, Cheating On His Wife?  —  David Boreanaz is no angel.  —  Reports are springing up saying that the actor may not have been too faithful to his wife - while she was pregnant!  —  Whilst his wife was carrying around their baby for nine months, David was spotted getting pretty damn close …
Discussion: Right Celebrity
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Amy Winehouse's dad confirms her “fantastic” breast implants  —  As is usually the case with Amy Winehouse, the tabloids were correct!  There were rumors a few weeks ago that Winehouse got a boob job.  Some claimed it was nonsense (cough cough CB cough), but Amy's dad Mitch confirmed …
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DailyFill.com:
Amy Winehouse's Father Confirms Boob Job. Thanks, Dad!
Discussion: omg!
Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Khloe Kardashian's Husband: We'll Have Kids “One Day”  —  Khloe Kardashian and husband Los Angeles Laker Lamar Odom don't have babies on the brain just yet.  —  “Maybe one day, hopefully,” he told Usmagazine.com Wednesday at the Rich Soil Launch at Kitson in Beverly Hills.
Corinne Bailey Rae / People.com:
Corinne Bailey Rae Sets New Album Release Date  —  Corinne Bailey Rae is set to sail on a new journey in her career with the release of her new album The Sea on Feb. 2, it was announced Thursday.  —  The singer, 30, whose husband Jason was found dead in March 2008, has spoken of how she has channeled …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
ETonline:
ET ON THE TOP-SECRET ‘A-TEAM’ SET!  —  ET's own Kevin Frazier is in Vancouver with Bradley Cooper, Jessica Biel and the rest of the cast of the all-new, big-screen update of ‘The A-Team’ — and we've got your first look!  —  Bradley takes on the role of Face, originated by Dirk Benedict …
Discussion: Collider and Cinematical
Blogger / So You Think You Can Dance:
Top 20 Finalists Revealed  —  This Monday you will have a chance to meet the Top 20 in an all-new special.  Top 20 Finalists will then compete as couples, and two finalists will be eliminated in a 2-Hour performance show on Tuesday.  Full-profiles of all of the Top 20 contestants will be posted next week on Fox.com/dance.
Beth Stern / New York Post:
Bubbly for Lohan's non-birthday  —  When a retinue of waiters hoisting champagne and sparklers parted the crowd at the Angel Ball after-party at 1Oak — and the deejay intoned, “23 bottles of Cristal for  —  Lindsay Lohan's 23rd birthday” — the starlet looked startled.
Discussion: X17 Online and Perez Hilton
Richard Johnson / New York Post:
‘Erratic’ Alex scares Reggie  —  Reggie Milleris “fearing for his safety” and has gotten a restraining order against  —  Alex von Furstenberg, claiming the wealthy aristocrat tried to fight him and run his car off the road.  —  “Knick Killer” Miller, as the ex-Pacer was known …
Marcy Medina / The latest WWD:
Nicole Richie Launching Contemporary Line  —  LOS ANGELES — Nicole Richie has a new baby and a new contemporary women's clothing line.  —  The label, Winter Kate, which will debut in spring, expands a fashion business that already includes the accessories line House of Harlow 1960 …
Discussion: X17 Online
Joe / Complex Blog:
Interview: 50 Cent Talks Dr. Dre, Jay-Z & Before I Self Destruct  —  So by now you're aware that the 50 Cent of today isn't the 50 Cent of 2003.  Or is he?  The “aggressive content” is still there, the issues with other rappers are still there, and the hunger to get rich or die tryin' is definitely still there.
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Tom Cruise: So They Think He Can Judge  —  Mary Murphy isn't the only one who would like to see Tom Cruise as a guest judge on So You Think You Can Dance.  —  “Tom loves the show, so I hope so,” new permanent judge Adam Shankman says.  “I happen to love Tom, and Tom loves dancing, so it would be great.”
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com and OK! Magazine
 
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Kudrow, Bucatinsky feel ‘Rapture’
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Inside TV Blog
DailyFill.com:
Spice Girls To Launch Anti-Talent Show
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Kim Kardashian Is ‘Feeling Old’ as She Turns 29
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Moejackson
Daily Mail:
Sienna Miller wins apology from New York paper which labelled her promiscuous
Discussion: Yeeeah! and Perez Hilton
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Erin Carlson / Popeater:
Is Miley Cyrus Too Young for ‘Sex’?
Discussion: Hollywood Dame
Just Jared:
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Jeanne Wolf / PARADE Magazine:
Salma Hayek: 'I Actually Don't Have a Good Body'
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